Ophir, New Zealand

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Getting Started...Clyde - Ophir, Ophir, New Zealand travel blog
Getting Started...Clyde - Ophir
Dec 24, 2006

... owes its existence to the arrival of the former railway. Across the Manuherikia River from Omakau is the historic goldfields village of Ophir, which was the most populous centre in the area until the railway was built. Lauder is the town closest to the ...

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Forum Discussions on Ophir (1)

The Rail Trail in Central Otago - South island
Posted on Nov 10, 2008, 19:49:44
... 83 years carried passengers and freight. throughout the region. it was in 1990 the 150 kilometre line was closed. In 1993 the New Zealand Department of Conservation purchased the line and after six years and $850,000 the rail trail became a reality. ...

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